Billsfan1972

Right back at you!!!!😜

Yep and ensure no 300 yard passing game. You love that 60's football huh? How about getting first downs those first 4 possessions by doing what JA does best? Longing for the days of Jack Kemp?

A perfect example of the "useless" play calling Sunday was the second play of the game, where it is second and 4 (a decent 6 yard run on first down by Murray, not Cook, between the tackles) and then a stupid 2 yard pass to Diggs that had no chance for a first down, followed by the drop by Cook on third. Anyone want to go through the first 5 games and I'll bet you the play calling was very similar, though results varied.

Dumb.... Look in the mirror. The defence stops the offense and then they get off the field. The Bills did not on Sunday. The Offense is to blame for a 17 play 8:30 drive, a 93 yard drive and 75 yard drives. 10 of 18 3rd down conversions, many of them over 7 yards and almost all pass completions? 500 yards in offense was Josh Allen's fault? I will grant you that the offense not getting first downs is an issue, but it is the defense that couldn't stop Lawrence, who had almost 200 yards passing in the first half too.

The Bills had two 300 yard games in 2016 (before McD the savour arrived). They ranked 29th, 30th & 24th in offense in his first three years. Yea I really miss those years when the Bills were at the bottom of the league in offense.

The Bills went McD's first 48 games without a 300 yard passing game, which is unheard of in modern football and 100% I blame McD of his philosophy. No other team went a year without one (yes probably the 2022 Bears). He can say whatever he wants and as said above the proof is in the pudding as the game plan every game coming out has been to try and establish inside running and short passes. It was to me, the reason they lost Sunday. You can control the clock completing passes too? Also TOP is due to the defense not getting off the field. Do you not get that?

Just stop it will you.😡 The early play calling has been the same in every game, with little play action or throws down the field. Respond to what I wrote instead of being a jackass.

There's the difference.

Eh to go Sherlock. Why does McD say something so assisnine, when basically every play called the past 4 weeks early in the game have been exactly those plays???? They generally are not incompletions as Josh is completing 75%+ of passes, but they are runs and short passes not beyond the chains. I have complete confidence that Josh can complete 1 of 3 passes beyond 10 yards (or run for the first down). McD, don't say it unless you mean it.

What do all these comments have to do with 4 dropped passes, which was the Thread. Not even reading them, but the last 3-4 pages and nary a mention. I keep clicking on expecting to see a comment on them and it is I think well thought out responses and a # of other things, but not the passes dropped. BTW I don't think officially any were called drops. The broadcast didn't show replays of the Knox drop (was it one or just great coverage). The Cook one was not an easy pass and again maybe one replay, and certainly catchable. The Gabe one was a very easy pass to catch imo and right in his hands and lead him perfectly. Start a new thread.

The Bills still have I maintain the best offense in the NFL if the play calling is there. The defense just needs to get off the field.

I'm not an expert. What I know is the Bills best weapon is #17, & they still too often use him incorrectly. As said above, how many passes those first four possessions were downfield, beyond the first down market or thrown with room to run (one to Cook, who dropped it)?

Here we go again. Of course you need to run the ball, but keeping the defense honest & guessing is part of the scheme too. Every time after a loss, there invariably are complaints about running the football. The Bills lost to Jax because they didn't adapt to what Jax was doing on defense when you have one of the top two QB's in football. Simple as that. When I, just a football "fan" can tell you when the Bills are running the football (especially early in the game), you know the defense knows it too and pins their ears back. Look at the first 16 plays the Bills ran. I bet they were scripted and the Bills had manageable second & third downs and had bad play calls (or drops). In particular second down first series pass to Diggs short of the marker on a managable down where a two yard pass was just plain stupid. Second possession again a run on first down that everyone knew was coming for -1 and then two 5 yard passes. Third possession trying to establish the run still and can't convert on third down (catchable ball). Fourth another second & 1 and a 6 yard loss on another run. Piss poor play calling imo. https://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay/_/gameId/401547228 Want a running game? Let Josh run.....

Anyone not see this is a repeat of 2021 again? I know only 5 games in, but eerily similar as of now. https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/schedule/_/name/buf/season/2021

Yes he jumped for the ball and caught it. Wow a professional NFL WR paid $milions catching a ball. I look at catches in traffic, where one takes a hard hit, fights the defender and makes the catch, reaches across his body and catches a badly thrown ball or picks it off prior to hitting the ground (i.e. Jax 3rd down conversion that McD challenged). Catching a timing sideline pass going out of bounds is what they practice every day. Those were all perfect passes by Allen and Gabe made the catch. Good for him (+ one drop).

Btw just saw the Ravens' drops on Sunday and while Jackson botched the last three minutes, some of those drops were egregious. A few were not great passes, but since the press loves Lamar, blamed the receiver. No doubt Gabe would be the surest handed receiver there.

That's on coaching and play calling. The Bills lost and you go on and on about how great it was to see Josh not being "sugar rushed"???!!! Talk about a pyrrhic victory.... Congratulations you got it. Are you McD under a pseudonym?

No I want an offensive game plan that takes full advantage of his skills and good play calling. We have not seen that yet with Dorsey outside the blowouts where both sides are clicking. And you love "neutered" Josh????

That is one stat I never get, because that was as obvious a drop as there can be. I don't dislike Davis, and happy he had a productive day, and averaging 4-4.5 catches a game would be a good start as the # 2.

Bills fans and team have more excuses if they don't win the SB????😉

Yes he threw a perfect pass to where only Gabe could catch it and it landed like a pillow in his lap. He wasn't fighting the DBfor possession (i.e. his hands on the ball). Sorry I have higher standards. Great pass and Gabe made the play. The dropped pass the announcer said immediately "Gabe wishes he had that one back".

It hit him right in the hands, no one near him. Tired of credit being pro football player catching balls that are thrown on the money and they make the catch. Every pass to Gabe that he caught was a perfect pass. He went up for one, caught another a perfect sideline route and got his feet in (good for him), a good td catch on a perfect pass from Allen. Great receivers make contested catches and ones where they take a hard hit. Gabe made the catches he was meant to make and dropped one he shouldn't have.

Yea I think losing winnable games is great as long as Josh plays controlled football.....🤣 Also allowing almost 500 yards + penalties on defense is amazing (and the offenses fault)😉

No we have McD as coach and he thinks the D will win it. I've stated this over and over and until proven otherwise it remains a concern.

Again I want to agree with your post, but to agree with the main point says no. Yes every once in a while Josh needs to be smarter, but this game screamed, wake up and start moving the chains. These Dorsey designed plays to pick 10 yards and take three plays to do it, just is not using Allen correct. We saw it too vs. LV and Wash, when there were bigger plays there for the taking. Doresy threw away the first 22 minutes and some of the third quarter with that play calling.